FUKUI (Kyodo)--The No. 4 reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture reached criticality on Thursday morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co.
The 1.18 million kilowatt reactor is scheduled to begin power gener...

FUKUI (Kyodo)--A reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant in western Japan became late Sunday the first in the country to be reactivated after regular checks since last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis, bringing an end to the halt since early May of Japan's nuclear reactors and easin...

TOKYO (Nikkei)--A government committee debating energy options for Japan has failed to agree on whether nuclear power should be part of the nation's future after a series of discussions, leaving the final decision in the hands of politicians.
A subcommittee of the Advisory Com...

On May 24th, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that the estimated amount of radioactive material released into the atmosphere after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident was 900,000 terabecquerels. TEPCO reported for the first time that around 80% of t...